Learning Resources Primary Science Viewscope

I am a preschool-4th grade science teacher. I was looking for an age-appropriate microscope for preschool-kindergarten. I ordered one just to test it out and it is going to be perfect for my younger students, and I will be ordering more for next school year. It is simple to use and lightweight for little hands. There is the option to take the base off and take outside, but I found this to be difficult to focus on one object. We will just use it with objects in the class room when sitting at our tables.

It's difficult even for an adult to use when not attached to the base, since it's counterintuitive. The image is flipped so unless it's on the tray, it's difficult for my child to focus on the object, but it's great when you get it just right.

The price was right, so I bought this to expose my daughter to another world. While it does bring items into focus, it is somewhat difficult to do so. I have only used this while attached to the base, so cannot attest to its functionality otherwise (although I do not have high hopes). However, I do think it is a good introductory science toy for young children.

I LOVE this microscope. I bought two for our preschool lab and the children loved them. Very easy to use. I also love that the "slide" can hold big things. The microscope comes apart to use as a type of pericope. A must for preschool science.

This was absolute GARBAGE! I do not recommend it at all!!!! It fell apart almost instantly and it is nothing more than a plastic magnifier. It never would focus and it was really awkward to use. Unstable, moved and slipped the focus constantly. This was the worst kids microscope I've ever bought. I do NOT recommend purchasing this item!

This microscope is a hit with my 6-year-old niece! We gave it took her for Christmas along with prepared slides (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009K4ED0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s05?ie=UTF8&psc=1), a lab coat and goggles (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IVQHC0Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1), and a science kit (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BURAP2/ref=od_aui_detailpages04?ie=UTF8&psc=1). She loves these and we get lots of pictures throughout each week of her playing with her science tools, kit, and gear. She has also made her lap coat a main-stay in her weekly school attire. It is no surprise, really, since science is awesome and girls love science! After we got these for her, she told us she wants to grow up to be a science doctor so she can do lots of fun experiments because she loves science! How could you not just love a 6-year-old that already dreams of getting a PhD in nuclear fusion!? Looks like next Christmas we will have to get her, her very first hadron collider. I just hope thirty years from now she remembers who got her, her first microscope. ;-)

My 7 year old daughter has really enjoyed this "microscope". I had originally planned on getting her a "real" microscope instead of a toy when she expressed interest in one but this one has been completely satisfactory and probably even better. The price was excellent. She loves that it's lightweight and will take it outside with her to look at things (which wouldn't of happened with a heavier more expensive microscope) and it's easy to use and she doesn't need any assistance with it (again probably wouldn't of been the case with a "real" microscope). This is a great introduction to microscopes and and in a year or so we will probably get her an upgrade and she'll probably be more interested and ready to use it because of our good experience with this one. I highly recommend getting a set of prepared slides to go along with it (we got the Learning Resources Prepared Slides Set 1 that we liked very much).

I gave it to my granddaughter on her 3rd birthday. It took some practice for her to "find" the object in the viewer but she loves it, especially the creepy crawlies in the garden. Very durable construction. Would be nice if the base was lighted, it relies on ambient light, which is not always available.

Había comprado este microscopio para mi sobrino que vive en Canadá el año pasado y le ha encantado. Lo pedi para mi niña para Navidad. Me gusta pero tiene tendencia a bajarse sola la parte azul de arriba que sirve para ajustar la vista. No se si es un defecto o si es así... Voy a preguntar a mi sobrino en Canadá...

Acquistato per regalo di 3 anni Non soddisfatta perché è un giocattolo.. rispetto al prezzo pagato Spedito nei tempi

Exactly as pictured. Sturdy and easy to use. Good magnification and will hopefully keep my 4 year old occupied for a long time.

Ce grossisseur ne grossit rien, ou presque, il même rayé d’origine.

I bought this to put on a preschool science centre. I don't really like how the microscope can come on or off. That would be great if we needed to take it outside but for what we used it for it just encouraged the kids to mess around with it LOL. This company also makes one where the microscope can't be removed and that one worked better for what we were using it for. However, they are both well-made and stand up to lots of use from lots of different kids everyday.